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Is life one big risk?
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
Following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there are countless stories of families who have lost all their belongings and others who wonder whether they will ever be able to return home given the nuclear situation. The global economy, albeit showing some signs of progress, continues to be in a tenuous position. With the constant barrage of threats to our health, economy, environment, and world, it can seem that life is risky business. One has to wonder, “Can we really expect to be safe anywhere? Are we simply at the mercy of unpredictable circumstances?”
From my study of Christian Science, I’ve found the answer to the “can we expect safety” question is, emphatically, “Yes!” I have learned in studying Christian Science that God is Life itself; in other words, God—good—is the reality and substance of all being. The universe is not made up of rocks, dust, and flesh organized into different packages, all subject to decay and death. Instead, it is spiritual; it is the reflection of all good, all harmony, all peace. This is the permanent, steadfast fact of creation because it is the unchanging nature of God, and the reflection cannot deviate from its original. It is the Science—the unchanging and universal nature—of being.
What about the problems though? On a daily basis, each of us is faced with personal and worldwide situations that try to challenge our confidence in God’s allness and goodness. In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy writes, “Undisturbed amid the jarring testimony of the material senses, Science, still enthroned, is unfolding to mortals the immutable, harmonious, divine Principle—is unfolding Life and the universe, ever present and eternal” (p. 306). To me, this means that the day-to-day problems that crop up and try to shake our strong foundations in Truth can actually be opportunities for us to prove that divine Science is enthroned. Right where chaos and disorder appear to be, the laws of God are intact and supporting us—unfolding harmony and peace.
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